Dr. Vin Gupta
@vinguptamd.bsky.social
Physician | Communicator | Health Technology Leader
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I hope Congress acts asap to make this guidance ultimately unnecessary, but until then, offering some guidance and tips if you or a loved one’s care access is being impacted due to federal inaction.
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A 🧵on my @rollingstone.com exclusive: Internal emails show how @hhsofficial.bsky.social officials close to Sec. Kennedy made a $1.6 million no-bid grant to study purported Hep B vaccine harm in Guinea-Bissau a "funding priority." rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
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January 18, 2026 at 8:37 PM
A 🧵on my @rollingstone.com exclusive: Internal emails show how @hhsofficial.bsky.social officials close to Sec. Kennedy made a $1.6 million no-bid grant to study purported Hep B vaccine harm in Guinea-Bissau a "funding priority." rollingstone.com/politics/pol... /1
Our last episode of Season 1 of the Diagnosis: The End of the EPA
Air pollution and the gutting of the Clean Air Act. For an administration that politicizes every part of health, not sure anyone wants a return to year round smog and acid rain.
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Air pollution and the gutting of the Clean Air Act. For an administration that politicizes every part of health, not sure anyone wants a return to year round smog and acid rain.
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Our last episode of Season 1 of the Diagnosis: The End of the EPA
Air pollution and the gutting of the Clean Air Act. For an administration that politicizes every part of health, not sure anyone wants a return to year round smog and acid rain.
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
Air pollution and the gutting of the Clean Air Act. For an administration that politicizes every part of health, not sure anyone wants a return to year round smog and acid rain.
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
“The Great” Healthcare plan by the President was announced yesterday
Light on details, and heavy on marketing. it’s a 1 page outline of ideas, most of them that have already been trialed (and failed to deliver meaningful change for patients).
We summarize it for @ms.now
youtu.be/G0geFJ9Nm6A?...
Light on details, and heavy on marketing. it’s a 1 page outline of ideas, most of them that have already been trialed (and failed to deliver meaningful change for patients).
We summarize it for @ms.now
youtu.be/G0geFJ9Nm6A?...
'Not an operable plan': Breaking down the weaknesses of Trump's 'Great Healthcare Plan'
YouTube video by MS NOW
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January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
“The Great” Healthcare plan by the President was announced yesterday
Light on details, and heavy on marketing. it’s a 1 page outline of ideas, most of them that have already been trialed (and failed to deliver meaningful change for patients).
We summarize it for @ms.now
youtu.be/G0geFJ9Nm6A?...
Light on details, and heavy on marketing. it’s a 1 page outline of ideas, most of them that have already been trialed (and failed to deliver meaningful change for patients).
We summarize it for @ms.now
youtu.be/G0geFJ9Nm6A?...
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Children’s health is shaped by policy, AI, social media, and school systems. REGISTER & explore what’s changing in pediatrics, & what it means for educators and families🎓 https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/vital-lessons-childrens-health-changing-world @vinguptamd.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Children’s health is shaped by policy, AI, social media, and school systems. REGISTER & explore what’s changing in pediatrics, & what it means for educators and families🎓 https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/vital-lessons-childrens-health-changing-world @vinguptamd.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social
With the great @anacabrera.bsky.social, we summarized important steps families can take that are impacted by the rising healthcare premiums this week
We also provide a reminder on actionable ways to protect yourself and your loved ones if you live close to a Measles outbreak
Please msg me if Qs!
We also provide a reminder on actionable ways to protect yourself and your loved ones if you live close to a Measles outbreak
Please msg me if Qs!
January 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
With the great @anacabrera.bsky.social, we summarized important steps families can take that are impacted by the rising healthcare premiums this week
We also provide a reminder on actionable ways to protect yourself and your loved ones if you live close to a Measles outbreak
Please msg me if Qs!
We also provide a reminder on actionable ways to protect yourself and your loved ones if you live close to a Measles outbreak
Please msg me if Qs!
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I remember the 60s in NYC. I contracted bronchitis partly because of the air quality. It's sad to see this safeguard dismantled.
January 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I remember the 60s in NYC. I contracted bronchitis partly because of the air quality. It's sad to see this safeguard dismantled.
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California is prioritizing data, science, and facts!
Seems like when federal abdication happens on any topic, it’s California that is stepping into the breach.
Given the gutting of the EPA and its foundational responsibilities to all of us in reinforcing the clean air act, it will fall to states to emulate the progress of @governor.ca.gov
Given the gutting of the EPA and its foundational responsibilities to all of us in reinforcing the clean air act, it will fall to states to emulate the progress of @governor.ca.gov
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
California is prioritizing data, science, and facts!
I am very grateful for this. The signs and mission have never been clearer to me.
Also thankful for the opportunity to speak to the graduates of the great class of 2026!
The future wants a different reality than the present.
Also thankful for the opportunity to speak to the graduates of the great class of 2026!
The future wants a different reality than the present.
#RutgersSPH is proud to announce that Vin Gupta, MD, MPA, is the 2026 recipient of the Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Award in Public Health, recognizing his extraordinary contributions to advancing public health.
🔗 Learn more about @vinguptamd.bsky.social's impact: sph.rutgers.edu/news/vin-gup...
🔗 Learn more about @vinguptamd.bsky.social's impact: sph.rutgers.edu/news/vin-gup...
Vin Gupta Named 2026 Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Award Recipient by the Rutgers School of Public Health
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January 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I am very grateful for this. The signs and mission have never been clearer to me.
Also thankful for the opportunity to speak to the graduates of the great class of 2026!
The future wants a different reality than the present.
Also thankful for the opportunity to speak to the graduates of the great class of 2026!
The future wants a different reality than the present.
Seems like when federal abdication happens on any topic, it’s California that is stepping into the breach.
Given the gutting of the EPA and its foundational responsibilities to all of us in reinforcing the clean air act, it will fall to states to emulate the progress of @governor.ca.gov
Given the gutting of the EPA and its foundational responsibilities to all of us in reinforcing the clean air act, it will fall to states to emulate the progress of @governor.ca.gov
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Seems like when federal abdication happens on any topic, it’s California that is stepping into the breach.
Given the gutting of the EPA and its foundational responsibilities to all of us in reinforcing the clean air act, it will fall to states to emulate the progress of @governor.ca.gov
Given the gutting of the EPA and its foundational responsibilities to all of us in reinforcing the clean air act, it will fall to states to emulate the progress of @governor.ca.gov
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Vaccines made once-deadly diseases rare, so medical training moved on. I’ve treated these diseases & seen the harm.
Now as vaccines are undermined we must prepare doctors for diseases of yesterday—before they become today’s crises.
My latest for @statnews.com 👇
www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m...
Now as vaccines are undermined we must prepare doctors for diseases of yesterday—before they become today’s crises.
My latest for @statnews.com 👇
www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m...
Medical schools must prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases
Medical schools must now prepare tomorrow’s doctors for yesterday’s diseases.
www.statnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Vaccines made once-deadly diseases rare, so medical training moved on. I’ve treated these diseases & seen the harm.
Now as vaccines are undermined we must prepare doctors for diseases of yesterday—before they become today’s crises.
My latest for @statnews.com 👇
www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m...
Now as vaccines are undermined we must prepare doctors for diseases of yesterday—before they become today’s crises.
My latest for @statnews.com 👇
www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m...
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“CalRx is partnering with pharmaceutical companies and leveraging the incredible purchasing power of the nation’s largest state to manufacture and produce their own medications.”
— Dr. Vin Gupta on @governor.ca.gov’s nation-leading CalRx program to bring affordable Rxs to every Californian
— Dr. Vin Gupta on @governor.ca.gov’s nation-leading CalRx program to bring affordable Rxs to every Californian
California’s CalRx continues to find ways to ensure lower prices for critical pharmaceuticals for its people, leveraging the market power of the state.
First insulin, now naloxone. Smart and patient-centric moves by Gov Newsom and his team.
@governor.ca.gov @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov
First insulin, now naloxone. Smart and patient-centric moves by Gov Newsom and his team.
@governor.ca.gov @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov
December 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
“CalRx is partnering with pharmaceutical companies and leveraging the incredible purchasing power of the nation’s largest state to manufacture and produce their own medications.”
— Dr. Vin Gupta on @governor.ca.gov’s nation-leading CalRx program to bring affordable Rxs to every Californian
— Dr. Vin Gupta on @governor.ca.gov’s nation-leading CalRx program to bring affordable Rxs to every Californian
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In the Winter 2025-2026 edition of American Educator, Dr. Vin Gupta shares what inspired the Vital Lessons webinar series, his unique career path in medicine, and why having these timely, science-based health discussions is so important at this moment. Check it out here ⤵️
www.aft.org/ae/winter202...
www.aft.org/ae/winter202...
Share My Lesson: Elevating Critical Issues—and Trustworthy Information—Through Vital Lessons
In 2025, the AFT launched a series of town halls focused on providing timely, science-based health insights for AFT members and their communities. The series, “Vital Lessons: Health Chats with Dr. Vin...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In the Winter 2025-2026 edition of American Educator, Dr. Vin Gupta shares what inspired the Vital Lessons webinar series, his unique career path in medicine, and why having these timely, science-based health discussions is so important at this moment. Check it out here ⤵️
www.aft.org/ae/winter202...
www.aft.org/ae/winter202...
When the iconic @joyannreid.bsky.social is on your side, you know your doing good things.
Thank you Joy for having me on your show to discuss all the latest in health.
Grateful for your trust 🙏
Thank you Joy for having me on your show to discuss all the latest in health.
Grateful for your trust 🙏
January 8, 2026 at 3:58 AM
When the iconic @joyannreid.bsky.social is on your side, you know your doing good things.
Thank you Joy for having me on your show to discuss all the latest in health.
Grateful for your trust 🙏
Thank you Joy for having me on your show to discuss all the latest in health.
Grateful for your trust 🙏
We’ve gone from everything in moderation to more tallow fried red meat, an embrace of raw milk, and a welcoming of more saturated fat in our diets.
No wonder polling shows 75%+ of Americans don’t trust this “advice.”
thehill.com/policy/healt...
No wonder polling shows 75%+ of Americans don’t trust this “advice.”
thehill.com/policy/healt...
1 in 4 Americans trust RFK Jr. with medical advice
A new poll suggests that few Americans trust Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s medical advice, with 48% of respondents distrusting him and 79% trusting their own doctors.
thehill.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:53 PM
We’ve gone from everything in moderation to more tallow fried red meat, an embrace of raw milk, and a welcoming of more saturated fat in our diets.
No wonder polling shows 75%+ of Americans don’t trust this “advice.”
thehill.com/policy/healt...
No wonder polling shows 75%+ of Americans don’t trust this “advice.”
thehill.com/policy/healt...
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TONIGHT: Trump says Venezuela will turn over up to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S. — The White House rewrites history five years after Jan. 6. — RFK Jr. slashes recommended vaccines for children.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:22 AM
TONIGHT: Trump says Venezuela will turn over up to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S. — The White House rewrites history five years after Jan. 6. — RFK Jr. slashes recommended vaccines for children.
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@mcfaulmike.bsky.social
@svaneksmith.bsky.social
@vinguptamd.bsky.social
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Grateful to the American Academy of Interactive and Digital Arts for recognizing our efforts to provide free national public health town halls with the @aft.org and the great @rweingarten.bsky.social
Trust and impact are everything, especially now.
Trust and impact are everything, especially now.
January 7, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Grateful to the American Academy of Interactive and Digital Arts for recognizing our efforts to provide free national public health town halls with the @aft.org and the great @rweingarten.bsky.social
Trust and impact are everything, especially now.
Trust and impact are everything, especially now.
You can’t import another country’s vaccine policy without first importing their actual healthcare system.
Our vaccine recommendations fill structural gaps in our healthcare system, which is widely regarded as fragmented, inaccessible to many, and riven with inequalities.
Our vaccine recommendations fill structural gaps in our healthcare system, which is widely regarded as fragmented, inaccessible to many, and riven with inequalities.
January 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
You can’t import another country’s vaccine policy without first importing their actual healthcare system.
Our vaccine recommendations fill structural gaps in our healthcare system, which is widely regarded as fragmented, inaccessible to many, and riven with inequalities.
Our vaccine recommendations fill structural gaps in our healthcare system, which is widely regarded as fragmented, inaccessible to many, and riven with inequalities.
The American childhood vaccine schedule is similar to many of its European counterparts.
Suggesting otherwise is a lie.
And we aren’t Denmark. They have universal healthcare, low economic inequality, and low childhood poverty.
The President should focus on addressing those differences first.
Suggesting otherwise is a lie.
And we aren’t Denmark. They have universal healthcare, low economic inequality, and low childhood poverty.
The President should focus on addressing those differences first.
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The American childhood vaccine schedule is similar to many of its European counterparts.
Suggesting otherwise is a lie.
And we aren’t Denmark. They have universal healthcare, low economic inequality, and low childhood poverty.
The President should focus on addressing those differences first.
Suggesting otherwise is a lie.
And we aren’t Denmark. They have universal healthcare, low economic inequality, and low childhood poverty.
The President should focus on addressing those differences first.
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📢🚨 Tips If You're Losing Healthcare Coverage
Please Repost!
Please Repost!
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 AM
📢🚨 Tips If You're Losing Healthcare Coverage
Please Repost!
Please Repost!
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For routine care, FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Centers) See patients without health insurance and costs are usually based on income. www.fqhc.org/find-an-fqhc
Find a Federally Qualified Health Center - FQHC Locations — FQHC Associates
Find a Federally Qualified Health Center using HRSA's health center locator tool. At an FQHC, you can receive quality primary care, with payment based on your income.
www.fqhc.org
January 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
For routine care, FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Centers) See patients without health insurance and costs are usually based on income. www.fqhc.org/find-an-fqhc
I hope Congress acts asap to make this guidance ultimately unnecessary, but until then, offering some guidance and tips if you or a loved one’s care access is being impacted due to federal inaction.
January 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I hope Congress acts asap to make this guidance ultimately unnecessary, but until then, offering some guidance and tips if you or a loved one’s care access is being impacted due to federal inaction.
From our family to yours, may 2026 be filled with great health and prosperity for you and those you love.
Life can change in an instant. Always tell those you love that you love them.
Life can change in an instant. Always tell those you love that you love them.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
From our family to yours, may 2026 be filled with great health and prosperity for you and those you love.
Life can change in an instant. Always tell those you love that you love them.
Life can change in an instant. Always tell those you love that you love them.
Can you get on MT and talk about what people can do naturally for health care... since million will be cut off from insurance companies
This is an emergency!
This is an emergency!
December 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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HHS announced it is freezing all federal child care payments to the state of Minnesota. This comes after a viral video posted last week alleged widespread fraud at child centers across the state.
Alex Tabet and @vinguptamd.bsky.social join Erielle Reshef to discuss.
www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...
Alex Tabet and @vinguptamd.bsky.social join Erielle Reshef to discuss.
www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...
HHS freezes child care payments to Minnesota
The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is freezing all federal child care payments to the state of Minnesota. This comes after a viral video posted last week alleged widespread fraud...
www.ms.now
December 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
HHS announced it is freezing all federal child care payments to the state of Minnesota. This comes after a viral video posted last week alleged widespread fraud at child centers across the state.
Alex Tabet and @vinguptamd.bsky.social join Erielle Reshef to discuss.
www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...
Alex Tabet and @vinguptamd.bsky.social join Erielle Reshef to discuss.
www.ms.now/ana-cabrera-...